IMF eLibrary | eDesiderata

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Overview

IMF publications and data are now fully available online through the IMF eLibrary. The content is divided into three collections: Books and Analytical Papers, Periodicals, and Statistics. Statistical data is fully searchable in one database compiled from data going back to the 1940s. Altogether IMF reports that the eLibrary covers more than 13000 titles and five databases.

Provider:

International Monetary Fund

Posted:

Sep 12, 2013 10:21am

Updated:

Oct 1, 2019 12:05am

Source

CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.

Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Social Sciences

Resource Types:

Big data

Books

Dataset

Financial data

Government publications

Infographics

News databases

Reports

Statistical data

Statistics

Major Languages:

English

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Content Details:


	Books & Papers	Periodicals & Reports	Statistics
Topics covered	economics, international trade, fiscal reform, economic analysis by country	economics, monetary and fiscal policy, forecasts and analysis, policy	economics, indicators, national accounts, prices, exchange rates, international investment positions, international trade
Geographic coverage	worldwide	worldwide	worldwide
Chronological coverage	1948-	1940s-	1940s-
Source format(s)	paper, digital	paper, digital	paper, digital
Total titles	11,738	1312	327 + 1M data series
Total pages	over 800,000 (as of 10/2013)	208,257 (as of 10/2013)	NA
Digital collection launch date	2008	2008	2008
Completion date	NA	NA	NA
Collection ongoing	Y	Y	Y
Update frequency	Daily/Weekly	Daily/Weekly	Daily/Weekly
Available supplements	Y	Y	Y

Specifications

Metadata:


MARC records available	Y
Creator of MARC records	CodeMantra
Source for obtaining MARC records	Posted to a page on eLibrary
Fee for MARC records	N
Subject authorities used
Name authorities used

Technical Platform:


Browser compatibility	All
Authentication options	IP or ID/PW
Archiving solution (master files)	NA (self-archived)
Archiving solution (derivative files)	NA
Available in web discovery tools	Y
Open url target	Y
Federated searching, z39.50
Local host option	NA
Usage stats based on Counter code	Y (data usage from Google Analytics)

Interface Tools:


Full text displayed	Y
Page images	Y
Color images	Y
Search full text	Y
Advanced search	Y
Search within results	Y
Limit results by dates and/or document types	Y
Display highlighted search terms	Y
Display snippet (search term in context)	N
Relevance sorting	Y
Save searches	Y
Download PDF	Y
Download HTML	Y
Print page	Y
Print full document	Y
Export citations	Y
Annotation tools	Y
Cross-product searching	Y
ILL permitted	Y
Text/data mining permitted	Y
Restrictions on use	Y

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


Subscription option	Y
Purchase option	N
Multiple year payments option	NA
Maintenance fees	NA
Hosting charges	NA

Provider:

International Monetary Fund

Website:

http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm

Main Address:

International Monetary Fund

700 19th Street, N.W

Washington, DC 20431

United States

CRL Review

Collection Content:

IMF publications and data are now fully available online through the IMF eLibrary. Altogether IMF reports that the eLibrary covers more than 13000 titles and five databases. The content is divided into three collections: Books and Analytical Papers, Periodicals, and Statistics.

Books and Analytical Papers Collection This presents the analysis done by IMF economists on topics including fiscal reform, resource management, in-depth country analysis, and globalization. Report series include:

IMF Policy Discussion Papers
IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Position Notes
Occasional papers
Working papers

Periodicals and Reports Collection Includes these series:

World Economic Outlook
Regional Economic Outlooks
Global Financial Stability Report
Finance & Development
AREAER (Annual Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions) Online Database
Fiscal Monitor, Regional Economic Survey

IMF Statistics Collection Statistical data compiled and fully searchable from the 1940s to the present. IMF data is known to be authoritative and normalized. IMF has been working with various entities to improve the quality and consistency of international data rendered, and to facilitate open access to financial data from regions where consistency has been a problem.¹ Reports include:

International Financial Statistics (IFS Online) nearly 335,000 time series covering 267 countries and areas (including all series from the IFS Country Pages; most series from 1948 onward; selected aggregates of key variables appear in IFS World Tables
Balance of Payments (BOP) more than 425,000 series including aggregate and detailed information for 213 countries and reporting entities
Direction of Trade (DOT) monitoring expansion and reduction of trade relationships with standardized, comparable information for 213 countries and reporting entities from1948 onward, at monthly, quarterly, and annual frequencies
Government Finance (GFS) nearly one million time series from 1972 onward, from 166 countries and entities, updated quarterly
Manuals and Guides
Statistical Yearbooks

Delivery:

The IMF eLibrary interface offers the following features:

Browsing at the primary navigation level is by region and then country. Authors and editors of all publications can also be browsed. There is a "quick search" function which includes author, title, and "catalog".
Additionally there are “microsites” focusing on particular regions (such as BRIC countries), and key topics such as “Environmental policy” and “Inequality.”
Texts are marked up by chapters, tables, and sections.
Statistical data can be exported in several formats.
Documents are available in several reader formats, including HTML, ePub, Kindle, and PDF.
The interface includes annotation capability and personal accounts for storing citations.

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.

Endnotes:

¹"AfDB Announces Open Data Platform for Africa," Ventures July 12, 2013 http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/07/afdb-announces-open-data-platform...

Accessed October 4, 2013.

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Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	no	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	yes	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community
Special Access	no	Member-only access available for a limited time

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